From the CIO and Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019Invitation to the 2019 FITT Academy Spring Symposium
The Fostering Innovation in Teaching with Technology (FITT) Spring Symposium, a signature event of the FITT Academy, is a series of final presentations by the academy's group of inaugural faculty participants. All presentations will take place in Bulger Communication Center 215 (Newman Lecture Hall) unless otherwise noted and are open to faculty, staff, students, and guests. Detailed descriptions of their projects can be found on the FITT Academy 2018 website.
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Thursday, April 4
12:15–1:15 p.m.
Kathleen McNerney, Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Project: The Use of Badges to Increase the Knowledge of Graduate Students in the Speech-Language Pathology Department
Robin O'Dell, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Project: Providing Interactive Remediation and Support via Adobe Captivate
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Wednesday, April 17
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Lisa Rafferty, Associate Professor of Exceptional Education
Project: Increasing Student Engagement and Individualized Feedback in an E-learning Environment
Andrea Nikischer, Assistant Professor of Adult Education
Project: Increasing Engagement and Retention by Adding Gamification to an Online Graduate Course
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Tuesday, April 23
12:15–12:45 p.m.
Science and Mathematics Complex 263
Nirmala Nutakki, Lecturer of Mathematics
Project: Digital E-learning Modules to Support the Learning of Elementary Mathematics Content by Preservice Teachers
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The FITT Academy is an intensive hands-on project-specific faculty development event sponsored by Instructional Technology Services. This unique opportunity, held on campus for a full week in the summer, is designed to launch a faculty community of practice focused on advancing teaching with technology.
